Growing Forward Blog

This is your one-stop for articles regarding leadership and management. Find the resources and tips you need to become a better leader. 

“!Punctuated Leadership?”

Whether you like grammar or not, these “end-marks” can be metaphors for what effective leadership looks like. Question mark      Leaders start with questions.

What Kills Teams

Be on the lookout for these team-killers, and make an action plan to deal with them corporately or with individuals behaving below the line of

8 Ways We Sabotage Ourselves

Procrastination: Otherwise known as hesitancy and a lack of urgency. You cannot grow forward if you continue to stay here where you are. Putting off

8 Baby-Steps to Becoming More Outgoing

  Brainstorm the benefits: Some possibilities for you might include: additional (and deeper) relationships; more opportunities; conquering your fear; people remembering you in the future,

USA Volleyball & Your Leadership

Watching the USA Women’s Volleyball Team get the bronze medal in the Olympics got me all revved up. I’m sort of a casual watcher of

Your Values Anchor Your Choices

On my web site’s About page (www.paulcasey.org), I have listed Growing Forward’s Business Values after I share a little about me, how I started my business, and

Are You a Tree-Hugger? (no, not that kind!)

I’m not talking about those who are environmentally-passionate. I’m talking about staying too close to the “trunks” in your life and leadership. The malady of

2 Choices When Encountering Resistance

So, I was biking over the weekend. One direction, I clipped along effortlessly because the wind was at my back, assisting my progress. But, of course,

Don’t Put on the Leadership Lid

Lids are meant to keep things inside–bottled up for freshness. But Leadership Lids are the opposite–they bottle people up for stagnation. And good people find

Having a Birthday This Year?

Of course you are. But the real question is, Will you be a year wiser and better, or simply a year older? A lot of

3 Shift-to-the-Positive Questions

It’s human nature to default to “Woe is me!” “Everything is falling apart!” “They are purposefully making my life miserable!” “It never works!”  But, your mind

Before You Explode on Another Person

Clarify before reacting. Be curious before making a judgment. Feel a feeling; ask a question. Jumping to conclusions is not the kind of exercise you

Have You Made a Vision Board?

Hey, I wouldn’t be a coach if I didn’t talk about a vision board, right? You might have heard of these visual tools for dreaming

Ride Out the Turbulence to Succeed

The only reason I dislike flying is because of one word: turbulence. I don’t think I’m going to crash or anything like that; I just

8 Ways to Beat Impatience

Struggle with impatience, and want to improve this character flaw–for a lower blood pressure, greater peace of mind, and a more pleasant impression of you

What’s on Your Counter?

My wife and I needle each other when we know we are not eating nutritiously (all too often!). One habit that has become ingrained in

What You Starve, Dies

You have probably heard the advice: “Whatever you feed, grows.” It refers to whatever you want more of in your life, whatever you want to

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